A cat was chasing a mouse around the house. They
ran up the stairs,down the stairs, down into the basement,
out in the yard and around the house several times. Finally
exhausted the mouse ran into the kitchen and was able to
run into the safety of his mouse hole. Panting for breath
he suddenly heard a strange noise outside. "Ruf Ruf"
(American dogs bark in English "au au") and the
sound of pounding paws of a big dog. There was the sound
of a brutal fight with lots of screaming from a cat and then

SILENCE.

After a few minutes the mouse ventured out to see
what had happened and suddenly